Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex  
For filings with issuer exclude the annex   

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing                 
shares to which voting rights are attached:                                    
                                                                               
The Sage Group plc                                                             
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification                                        [Yes/No]     
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         Yes        
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which                      
may result in the                                                              
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights                    
are attached                                                                   
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to     INVESCO plc                           
notification                                                                   
obligation:                                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                             
different from 3):                                                             
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and date on      28 November 2007                      
which the                                                                      
threshold is crossed or reached if                                             
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:        29 November 2007                      
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or   5%, 10%                               
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                            
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            

Class/type of Situation previous to            Resulting situation after           
shares           the triggering               the triggering transaction           
                   transaction                                                     
                                                                                   
If possible   Number of  Number of   Number of      Number of       Percentage of  
use             shares     voting     shares      voting rights     voting rights  
ISIN code                  rights                                                  
                                                                                   
                                                Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                                                   
Ordinary      65,636,301 65,636,301 131,986,001        131,986,001           10.12%
1pshares                                                                           
                                                                                   
GB0008021650                                                                       

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           

Type of          Expiration      Exercise/      No. of voting    Percentage of 
financial           date        conversion    rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                      period/date    acquired (if the                
                                                  instrument                   
                                                  exercised/                   
                                                  converted)                   
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    

Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
131,986,001                             10.12%                                 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
Bank of Ireland - 823,510                                                      
                                                                               
Bank of New York - 188,930                                                     
                                                                               
Banque Paribas - 345,688                                                       
                                                                               
Bank of New York (Brussels) - 107,137                                          
                                                                               
Chase Bank - 280,483                                                           
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase - 2,976,479                                                     
                                                                               
Vidacos Nominees - 108,517,729                                                 
                                                                               
HSBC - 1,895,904                                                               
                                                                               
Japan Trustee Services Bank - 3,507                                            
                                                                               
Mellon Bank (Pittsburg) - 765,000                                              
                                                                               
SCHI (Santander Central Hispano Investment) - 15,234                           
                                                                               
State Street Trust & Banking (London) - 14,727,334                             
                                                                               
Trust & Custody Services - 13,877                                              
                                                                               
Northern Trust Company (London) - 1,315,128                                    
                                                                               
Other - 10,061                                                                 

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:                                                      
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                    Rosalind McDonald                          
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name:         01491 417404                               

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares                               

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification         
obligation                                                                     

Full name                                                                      
(including legal form of legal                                                 
entities)                                                                      
                                                                               
Contact address                                                                
(registered office for legal                                                   
entities)                                                                      
                                                                               
Phone number & email                                                           
                                                                               
Other useful information                                                       
(at least legal representative                                                 
for legal persons)                                                             

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                     

Full name                                                                      
                                                                               
Contact address                                                                
                                                                               
Phone number & email                                                           
                                                                               
Other useful information                                                       
                                                                               
(e.g. functional relationship                                                  
with the                                                                       
person or legal entity subject                                                 
to the                                                                         
notification obligation)                                                       

C: Additional information